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Dump apparatus for trash containers

US4543028A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 13, 1984
Grant dateSep 24, 1985
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65F2003/023
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A trash dumping apparatus adapted to be mounted on a trash pick-up truck alongside the open-top, trash-receiving body thereof operative automatically by unique mechano-hydraulic means to pick-up trash containers and to dump the contents thereof in the body, the mechano-hydraulic means being strong and rugged in construction, durable and relatively trouble free in use to minimize maintenance cost and consequential down time of the vehicle otherwise necessary for servicing and repair of the equipment.

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